tag:www.pbs.org,2009:/mediashift//4/tag:www.pbs.org,2009:/mediashift//4.6303- 2009-11-09T05:24:39Z Comments for 4-Minute Roundup: All Things Twitter! Your guide to the digital media revolution, with host Mark Glaser. Movable Type 4.24-en tag:www.pbs.org,2009:/mediashift//4.6303 2009-03-28T00:25:38Z 2009-04-30T20:45:23Z 4-Minute Roundup: All Things Twitter! Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week is a special edition devoted almost entirely to Twitter. I talk about the huge popularity of Twitter now -- with 9.8 million unique visitors to its website alone in February, according to comScore -- and how the startup is now bringing in revenues thanks to a deal with Federated Media... Mark Glaser http://www.pbs.org/mediashift Here's the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week is a special edition devoted almost entirely to Twitter. I talk about the huge popularity of Twitter now -- with 9.8 million unique visitors to its website alone in February, according to comScore -- and how the startup is now bringing in revenues thanks to a deal with Federated Media and Microsoft to launch ExecTweets. Plus, plans are afoot for a premium version of Twitter. Should a media company buy them out or is that a fool's errand? Check it out:

4MR podcast 3-27-09.mp3

Background music is "What the World Needs" by the The Ukelele Hipster Kings via PodSafe Music Network

Here are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:

Twitter

ExecTweets

Firms Seek Profit in Twitter's Chatter at the Wall Street Journal

Twitter Destined to Replace Google Search

All That Twitters May Not Be Gold, Analysts Say at the NY Times

When Stars Twitter, A Ghost May Be Lurking at the NY Times

Tweet of the Week from @jeffschmidt

Here's a graphical view of last week's MediaShift survey results:

survey grab for 3-27.jpg

]]> tag:www.pbs.org,2009:/mediashift//4.6303-comment:154469 Comment from Andrew Pass on 2009-03-28 Andrew Pass http://www.pass-ed.com Great podcast. Thanks for posting!! I think Shaq might have it right. But then again, maybe I'm just envious of all those people who can afford ghost writers to make them successful. 2009-03-28T10:04:19Z tag:www.pbs.org,2009:/mediashift//4.6303-comment:154476 Comment from dorianbenkoil on 2009-03-30 dorianbenkoil http://www.mediaflect.com exec tweets link missing the ".com" 2009-03-30T12:34:19Z